The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-24
S. P. MARTIN & SON.

Ihe business enterprise established
in 1885 by the above named firm de-
serves somewhat conspicuous mention
in this review of Jonesboro, and our
farmer friends throughout this and
adjoining counties will find that we
are simply telling few facts about n
house that deserves well of them. To
begin with, the business of S. P. Mar
tin & Son is made up of a number of
specialties They are the leading dea-
lers in musical instruments in all this
region of country, and they are doing
a good work in putting the best of
musical instruments and musical mer-
chandise within the reach of all-they
are satisfied with small margins, and
they handle none but the best of
goods. The Emerson" is their lead
ing piano; the Chicago Cottage"
"Kimball, and "New England" or
gans are sold, and the firms
trade in these instruments, vioIins,
sheet music and musical goods gener-
ally extends throughout the counties
of Washington, Sullivan, Greene, Uni
col, Carter and Johnson in upper
East Tennessee as well as Western
North Carolina. 1t is large field,
giving the firm ample opportunity
to exert themselves and to build up a
trade, and in this we are glad to know
that they are extremely successful.
Another speciality is farm machin-
cry. The firm are agents here fort he
famous Meadow King mower, and the
Gregg Rake, made by Gregg & Co. at
Johannesburg, n. Y; they also han
die the Kingsland-Fergus Thresher,
made at St. Louis, and Frick & Cos,
machinery, made at Waynesboro, Pa,
and the Empire Wheat drill, made at
Shortrville, N. Y. beside other ma
chinery for farmers use.
Still other specialties are buggies
and wagons, the Seeler buggy, (Cin.
cinnati, o. the Troy o., spring Wag-
on Cos. vehicles and the famous
Piedmont" and Tennessee" farm
wagons all being carried in stock. As
will be seen, S. P. Martin & Son repre-
sent none but the most reliable of con
Germs, and neither they nor we car
scarcely make representation il
their behalf that facts do not Justify.
Mr.. S. P. Martin spends most of hi
time in travelling in the interests o
the house. His son, w. H. Martin,
young man and an accomplished musi
clan, looks after affairs here at home
Last year these gentlemen did nearl,
three times the trade they did in 1885
They say the prospects for this yea
are excellent, and they can be reliec
upon to use every honorable effort t,
bring about such result. THE Con-
EFT unhesitatingly recommends then
to the thousand of readers of to-day
paper.
A. G. MASON.
Mr.. Mason is veteran" of Jones
boro. A tar heel' by birth, (nativ
of Person county, N. Co. he has live
here ever since 1882. At first he Ell
gagged in blacksmithing, and that an
wagon and buggy making mostly OF
, cupied his time until he started tn
foundry here which was crushed in b
: the big snow this winter.
Some fourteen years ago Mr.. Maso
established the first exclusive stow
! tinware and hardware house here, an
this he still maintains, 1t is we
stocked, and Mr.. Mason said to |
relative to his stove trade, II can III
t dersell your Johnson City fellows, bl
I, you needn't say 50 in THE COMET
: Well, we have said so--now let IL
< people find out. Mr.. Mason certain
shows good stock in all lines, and
: course he will be pleased to S,
t purchasers. He is too we'll known
S require compliment at our hands al
i so we simply say that we hope to s.
e his business prosper as it deserves.
8 MILTON KEEN.
Among progressive business M
" whom THE COMET reporter called u
on during his stay in Jonesbo
y was Mr. Keen, the well known furl
ture manufacturer and dealer and Il
= dertaker. Mr.. Keen has been carr
. ing forward this business enterprise
= Jonesboro since 1871, but has been
" practical cabinet maker for the ps
- 16 or II years. He tells us that ira
was quite up to his expectations dl
ing last year, and he thinks that in,
~ ~ cations point to about the same v
: ume of business for the current We,
- = He usually employs two or three p
. sons, and confines his manufacture
" to safes, tables, bedsteads, &C., he fiji
!. ing that he can buy the more expt
= sive goods cheaper than he can ma
- > them, His trade reaches throughc
y all this section; his reputation is IL